Austin Rivers Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — 2022-23

Inside his season

Through March 20

Rivers has slipped this season: he's 272nd in the site's Player Rankings, at −3.4 points per 100 possessions against an average player, down from 204th last season, and his three-point attempts have fallen the most, to 5.7 per 100 possessions from 7.6.

He's averaging 4.9 points a game, down from 6.0 last season, and his true shooting is 56.4%, up from 54.6%.

He has 15.7% of the Timberwolves' assists while he's on the floor, up from 10.8% last season. Jaylen Nowell finishes the most of them.

Tomorrow against the Trail Blazers

Last time, Jan. 4, 2023: 7 points on 2 for 3 shooting, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in a 113-106 win.
In 27 games against the Trail Blazers, he has averaged 7.4 points, 1.4 assists and 2.0 rebounds.
Of the Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard has guarded him the most in their careers: 248 possessions over 24 games. Rivers has 39 points on 14 for 26 shooting against him.

His passing

8.7

points his passes create per 100 possessions he plays, from 7.5 last season

Finishing them: Jaylen Nowell 13, Naz Reid 11, Anthony Edwards 9.
45% of the baskets he set up were threes.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	27.3%	20.9%	63.2%	68.5%
Rest of the paint	12.0%	11.7%	44.0%	41.5%
Midrange	2.9%	1.4%	16.7%	0.0%
Corner threes	40.2%	31.1%	41.7%	45.9%
Threes above the break	17.7%	34.9%	21.6%	23.8%

What changed from last season

His shots have moved closer to the basket: fewer from three, 57.9%, down from 66.0%, and more at the rim, 27.3%, up from 20.9%. He's making 63.2% at the rim, down from 68.5%. He's making more of his own baskets: 38.5% are unassisted, up from 31.9%, and he's getting to the line more, 18.7 free throws per 100 shots, up from 12.6, and making 76.9% of them.

With him on the floor

The Timberwolves have been outscored by 5.8 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 111.0 to 116.8, with garbage time left out. They're plus 0.2 overall.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

April 25, 2023, a 112-109 loss at Denver, playoffs

Austin Rivers

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His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 4.9 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 52 regular-season games.

Shot making: 2 points from the field on 2 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a reverse layup2nd quarter, 2:37 leftchance to win 47% to 53%
Guarded by: Porter: 8 poss, 2 ptsCaldwell-Pope: 5 poss, 0 ptsBrown: 4 poss, 0 pts
He guarded: Murray: 9 poss, 4 ptsPorter: 7 poss, 0 ptsCaldwell-Pope: 6 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.04 miles4.10 mph on average19 touches
Hustle: 2 deflections2 shots contested1 loose ball
Rating: Performance Score −1.250.0% true shooting6.5% usage

His last game

His season

Career

8 seasons since 2015-16, the seasons the site has

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2015-16LAC	LAC	67	21.8	8.9	1.9	1.5	0.7	0.1	0.9	.438	0.9	.335	.681	.523	−2.4
2016-17LAC	LAC	74	27.8	12.0	2.2	2.8	0.6	0.1	1.6	.442	1.5	.371	.691	.545	−0.1
2017-18LAC	LAC	61	33.7	15.1	2.4	4.0	1.2	0.3	1.8	.424	2.2	.378	.642	.526	−0.9
2018-192 teams	2 teams	76	26.7	8.1	2.1	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.9	.406	1.4	.318	.526	.503	+1.3
WAS	WAS	29	23.5	7.2	2.4	2.0	0.6	0.3	1.2	.392	1.1	.311	.543	.490	−1.0
HOU	HOU	47	28.6	8.7	1.9	2.3	0.6	0.3	0.7	.413	1.5	.321	.510	.511	+2.8
2019-20HOU	HOU	68	23.4	8.8	2.6	1.7	0.7	0.1	0.7	.421	1.4	.356	.703	.542	+1.2
2020-212 teams	2 teams	36	23.5	7.9	2.3	2.3	0.8	0.1	1.0	.424	1.5	.369	.710	.551	+0.2
NYK	NYK	21	21.1	7.3	2.2	2.0	0.6	0.0	1.0	.430	1.3	.364	.714	.545	−2.2
DEN	DEN	15	26.9	8.7	2.3	2.6	1.2	0.1	0.9	.418	1.8	.375	.706	.558	+3.6
2021-22DEN	DEN	67	22.1	6.0	1.7	1.3	0.8	0.1	0.8	.417	1.2	.342	.727	.546	+0.8
2022-23MIN	MIN	52	19.5	4.9	1.6	1.4	0.5	0.1	0.4	.435	0.8	.350	.769	.564	−2.8
Career8 seasons	8 seasons	501	25.0	9.1	2.1	2.1	0.7	0.2	1.0	.426	1.4	.353	.668	.533	−0.3

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 552 games since 2015-16

Best game+16.241 points on 14 for 20 shooting at Sacramento, Aug. 9, 2020The story Best four games+20.117.0 points a game, March 28 to April 3, 2016Last game

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Rivers	NBA avg
Paint	36.9%	44.0%
Mid-range	0.8%	7.7%
Threes	50.6%	32.3%
Free throws	11.8%	16.0%
Fast break	14.9%	12.2%
Off turnovers	18.4%	14.8%
Unassisted makes	38.5%	39.7%

Who stops him, and who he stops

Every matchup since 2016-17

Toughest defenders on him

Stephen Curry

Rivers scored 36 points on 13 for 40 shooting in 480 possessions against him, over 22 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Feb. 1, 2023	6	2-3	12.7
Nov. 27, 2022	0	0-2	40.8
April 27, 2022	0	0-1	2.8
April 24, 2022	0	0-3	35.9
April 21, 2022	0	0-0	15.3
April 18, 2022	0	0-0	15.9
April 16, 2022	0	0-0	11.2
March 10, 2022	0	0-2	36.3
Feb. 16, 2022	2	1-1	12.8
Dec. 28, 2021	6	2-4	32.6
April 23, 2021	0	0-0	2.7
May 10, 2019	0	0-1	11.5
May 8, 2019	0	0-2	25.2
May 6, 2019	0	0-1	15.5
May 4, 2019	5	2-4	33.1
April 30, 2019	0	0-1	10.0
March 13, 2019	0	0-0	20.6
Feb. 23, 2019	2	0-0	31.0
Jan. 3, 2019	6	3-8	48.3
Oct. 24, 2018	0	0-2	17.2
Feb. 22, 2018	9	3-3	29.8
Oct. 30, 2017	0	0-2	18.9

CJ McCollum

Rivers scored 60 points on 21 for 51 shooting in 453 possessions against him, over 23 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Jan. 25, 2023	0	0-2	9.7
Dec. 28, 2022	3	1-1	19.3
March 6, 2022	0	0-0	25.0
Nov. 23, 2021	0	0-1	13.5
Nov. 14, 2021	0	0-1	15.5
June 3, 2021	2	1-2	27.2
June 1, 2021	2	0-0	24.2
May 29, 2021	5	1-4	32.8
May 27, 2021	15	5-9	40.9
May 24, 2021	5	2-3	24.9
May 22, 2021	0	0-2	32.2
May 16, 2021	2	1-3	18.9
April 21, 2021

Scorers he held down most

Stephen Curry

Scored 114 points on 39 for 95 shooting in 473 possessions with Rivers guarding him, over 22 games.

The games

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Feb. 1, 2023	4	1-3	10.3
Nov. 27, 2022	6	1-7	43.7
April 27, 2022	2	1-1	5.1
April 24, 2022	3	1-6	31.4
April 21, 2022	0	0-2	18.7
April 18, 2022	3	1-1	16.5
April 16, 2022	3	0-1	7.8
March 10, 2022	4	1-6	36.7
Feb. 16, 2022	8	3-4	21.4
Dec. 28, 2021	5	2-6	36.1
April 23, 2021	0	0-2	6.0
May 10, 2019	2	1-1

The NBA’s matchup counts: possessions one man guarded another, and the points and shots that came of them. Usual is a scorer’s rate on everyone else who guarded him in the same years. Ranked with 250 possessions or more, about four full games of one man on the other, and a long record counts for more than a short one.

Advanced

2022-23, 52 games

Usage rate	10.4%
Assist rate	9.5%
Assists per turnover	3.26
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	7.1
Offensive rating	109.8
Defensive rating	114.8
Net rating	−4.9
Offensive rebound rate	0.5%
Defensive rebound rate	7.8%
Effective FG%	53.8%
Fouls drawn a game	0.9

Not ranked: NBA ranks need 58+ games, and he has played 52.

Shot profile

Where he shoots, against the league

Zone	Rivers	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	27.3%	29.9%	63.2%	66.6%
Paint (non-rim)	12.0%	19.5%	44.0%	44.4%
Mid-range	2.9%	11.9%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Mar 20	@ NYK	W140–134	3:29	0	0	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	−3
Mar 17	@ CHI	L131–139	7:16	0	1	1	0	0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	0	+3
Mar 7	vs PHI	L94–117	3:59	0	0	0	0	0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	0	−13
Feb 28	@ LAC	W108–101	5:46	0	1	2	0	1	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	0	+4
Feb 26	@ GSW	L104–109

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	1.1
Contested shots	2.5
Twos contested	1.5
Threes contested	0.9
Charges drawn	0.02
Loose balls recovered	0.2
Box outs	0.2
Screen assists	0.2
Points from screen assists	0.5

Per game	Rivers	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.40	1.92
Average speed (mph)	4.03	4.17
Touches	22.8	43.5
Passes	17.4	30.3
Potential assists	2.4	4.9
Secondary assists	0.3	0.4
Offensive rebound chances	0.6	2.7
Defensive rebound chances	3.3	6.0

Stat	Rivers	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	28	5.5	1.5	1.6	49.5%	40.3%	89.5%	64.5%	−1.5
Away	24	4.2	1.7	1.3	36.7%	28.6%	65.0%	47.3%	−4.3
Result

Corner three		40.2%	9.7%	41.7%	38.5%

Above-break three		17.7%	28.8%	21.6%	35.5%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Mar 20	@ NYK	W140–134	3:29	0	0	0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	−3
Mar 17	@ CHI	L131–139	7:16	0	1	1	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	+3
Mar 7	vs PHI	L94–117	3:59	0	0	0	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	−13
Feb 28	@ LAC	W108–101	5:46	0	1	2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0	+4
Feb 26	@ GSW	L104–109	21:19	6	1	0	2–8	2–5	0–4	0	−14
Feb 24	vs CHA	L113–121	18:56	2	1	2	1–3	0–2	0–0	1	−1
Feb 16	vs WAS	L106–114	6:39	3	0	0	1–2	1–2	0–0	0	+1
Feb 13	@ DAL	W124–121	20:41	2	1	0	1–4	0–3	0–0	0	+2
Feb 10	@ MEM	L107–128	19:53	7	1	2	2–4	1–3	2–2	0	−7
Feb 3	vs ORL	L120–127	10:26	0	0	1	0–2	0–1	0–0	0	−3

Month

Oct

0.0

0.5

0.3

0.0%

—

0.0%

−3.0

Nov

4.3

1.4

0.9

41.7%

23.5%

90.9%

58.9%

−5.5

Dec

7.3

2.1

1.7

48.8%

46.5%

85.7%

63.8%

−3.9

Jan

5.8

2.0

2.1

47.8%

31.7%

66.7%

58.2%

−1.0

Feb

3.8

1.1

1.5

33.3%

31.6%

50.0%

44.7%

−0.4

Mar

0.0

0.3

0.0%

—

0.0%

−4.3

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	46–76	36.4%	41.4%	60.5%	60.2%
8–16 ft	2–10	4.8%	13.5%	20.0%	44.6%
16–24 ft	0–2	1.0%	6.4%	0.0%	41.4%
24+ ft	43–121	57.9%	38.5%	35.5%	36.2%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	3–4	1.9%	6.0%	75.0%	89.2%
Layups	38–65	31.1%	27.1%	58.5%	57.3%
Floaters	4–13	6.2%	8.7%	30.8%	45.8%
Hooks	1–2	1.0%	3.1%	50.0%	49.2%
Pull-up jumpers	1–3	1.4%	13.7%	33.3%	39.7%
Step-backs	1–5	2.4%	4.8%	20.0%	39.0%
Turnarounds and fadeaways	2–2	1.0%	4.9%	100.0%	42.9%
Other jump shots	41–115	55.0%	31.7%	35.7%	37.0%

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Jan. 14, 2023	2	1-2	11.2
Jan. 5, 2022	6	3-11	33.6
Jan. 26, 2021	0	0-3	11.8
Jan. 6, 2021	2	1-2	3.3
Feb. 22, 2020	2	1-2	4.6
Feb. 9, 2020	0	0-1	7.1
Jan. 27, 2020	2	0-4	19.5
April 24, 2019	3	1-4	6.7
April 22, 2019	7	3-3	10.6
April 20, 2019	12	4-8	14.7
April 17, 2019	3	1-3	13.8
April 14, 2019	5	1-2	13.0
Feb. 2, 2019	6	3-8	27.1
April 5, 2018	0	0-5	27.1
Nov. 30, 2017	5	2-2	43.3
Oct. 24, 2017	0	0-2	17.7

Game	Points	Shooting	Possessions
Jan. 25, 2023	0	0-0	5.6
Dec. 28, 2022	7	2-5	30.6
March 6, 2022	6	2-5	31.8
Nov. 23, 2021	8	4-6	14.5
Nov. 14, 2021	3	1-2	5.6
June 3, 2021	0	0-1	9.6
June 1, 2021	5	2-4	9.5
May 29, 2021	3	1-3	24.2
May 27, 2021	5	1-6	43.9
May 24, 2021	2	1-2	14.3
May 22, 2021	4	2-4	33.0
May 16, 2021	6	2-4	23.9
April 21, 2021	0	0-0	1.4
Aug. 4, 2020	0	0-0	5.4
Jan. 29, 2020	3	1-3	12.0
Jan. 15, 2020	3	1-1	7.4
Nov. 18, 2019	0	0-3	19.0
Jan. 5, 2019	7	3-4	19.5
Nov. 18, 2018	7	3-5	20.4
Oct. 22, 2018	0	0-1	3.5
March 30, 2018	4	2-3	18.3
March 18, 2018	5	2-6	30.0
Oct. 26, 2017	10	4-8	38.2

Austin Rivers

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the Trail Blazers

His passing

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

Advanced

Shot profile

Game log

Shot chart

Hustle

Movement and touches

Rim defense

Pick your games

Splits

Last 10 games

By distance

By shot type

Clutch

Trends

Career bests

Who stops him, and who he stops

Toughest defenders on him

Scorers he held down most

His last game

Inside his season

Tomorrow against the Trail Blazers

His passing

Where his shots come from

What changed from last season

With him on the floor